Monday, April 22, 2013

Step Forward, Step Backward

California decides chemical BPA is toxic

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-decides-chemical-BPA-is-toxic-4428719.phpCalifornia on Thursday became the latest state to place restrictions
on the chemical known as Bisphenol-A and declare it a
reproductive toxicant.The chemical, commonly known as BPA, is
found in hard plastic bottles, the cans of food and beverages, sales
receipts and dental sealants. Growing research suggests that BPA,
believed to be found in the bodies of 90 percent of the U.S.
population, is an endocrine disruptor linked to infertility and
other harm.Consumer health advocates have pushed the state
Environmental Protection Agency for years to recognize that BPA causes
birth defects.